Connecticut western news., 1887-06-22
Local News.

"How much of truth in these there be
 Iknow not;
 I tell each as twas told to me,
 The whole lot.'
 Pigs for sale. See advertisement Church resources-strawberr and oysters.
 Cook and laundress wanted. See ad- vertisement.
 Read advertisement about work horses and new milch COW for sale.
 You can find good line of fire works at Geo. T. Johnson's drug store in Norfolk.
 The index or hand in another col umn, points to good place to trade. This is " straight tip"
 George r. Dunning of Pennington, apd Ensign Peet of Bridgeport, visited in Canaan over Sunday.
 The farmers make hay while the sun shines, and the churches make money while the strawberry lasts.
 -E. L.. Burnham and wife, of Boston, sojourned at the Warner House from Tuesday, June IA until last Monday. Miss Florine Pequigney has charge of the telegraph office at Torrington, while Miss Cook takes vacation.
 Prof J. Fl. Hurlburt, of Lime Rock has entirely lost the sight of one of his eyes, in consequence of some disease of said optic.
 HI. J. Mignery of Great Burlington will quote some extraordinary bargains in boots, shoes and slippers in next is- sue of the NEWS.
 MT Charles B. and Miss Hattie M. Capron, of Amenia, N. T.. spent Sun- day in iowa, with their sister, Mrs G. s. Williams.
 -Winsted voted, Monday. to build Q $10,0OO courthouse adjoining the town hall building in the rear, resembling all former action by a vote of 255 to 175. The editor and family are indebted to Mrs Wm Warner for a delicious strawberry shortcake, and to Mir Pepoon Jacobs for generous quantity of lettuce.
 The school board met last week and made the following appropriations for the ensuing year District No. 1, $500 ; No. 2, $1, 200; No. 3, S25O; No. 4, $500, No. 5, $500.
 It Is rumored that Edmnnd D. Law renee and Lyman Dunning have bought the Seward farm in East Canaan and will build lime kiln thereon.
 sSohmer" & Mathushek Pianos, Estey and Mason & Hamlin Organs rented or for sale by Capewell the Jeweler, No. 386 Main Street, West Winsted, Ct.
 All of the real estate of Lyman Rice deceased, will be sold at auction in Lakeville on July ?, at ? o'clock p. m. See probate notice.
 The ladies of the Episcopal society will hold strawberry and ice cream festival this Wednesday, evening, at V. I. A. hall. An attractive feature will be Mrs Warmers excellent shortcake.
 MT and Mrs D. l.. Freeman, and Miss Ila Freeman returned Saturday from their trip to Illinois. Miss Els Shoemaker of Illinois, Q sister of Mrs Freeman, came east with them.
 On our third page to-day will be found 8 striking and instructive illus tration of the comparative worth of the various kinds of baking powders now in the market.
 At the annual school meeting O this district, held last Saturday evening the following named committee were elected for the ensuing year: Rev F. w Barnett, Henry 0. Barnes and John N VanDeusen.
 The last concert of the Winstet Choral Union for the season will bt given in the rink at Winsted this even. ing, June 22d. In response to tn WlSucS OI tuo CltlLcuS lu1S VIII OO SifOi entirely by Winsted musicians.
 The New Milford Gazette says Miss Harriet Allen Taylor, daughter O Dr Charles Taylor, will be united il marriage to Rev Timothy J. Lee at thu residence of the brides parents, ol Wednesday, June 22d, at 4 p. m.
 Thirty excursion tickets to tn soldiers and sailors monument dedica ton at New Haven were sold at thi station The special train did no reach Canaan on the return trip unti nearly o'clock Saturday morning and the excursionists were nearly exhausted with their long trip.
 You ca,a find Cochrane Brothers new advertisement in another column You cas find good assortment of ger eral merchandise at their store. Yo can get them to promptly attend to ti roofing and jobbing and you can bu the celebrated iron clad milk caa at thei store.
 A council of Congregations churches assembled in V. l. A. hal last Wednesday and perfected the organ izstion of the Pilgrim church of Nort